Adult case manager. Child case manager. Child therapist. Substance abuse clinician. Nurse practitioner. Peer support specialist
The agency she runs, Community Care Services which provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment has about 20 job openings, many of which have gone begging for months. CCS serves about 6,000 children, families and adults in Detroit and Downriver communities, and has found its capacity stretched by a pandemic without precedent and seemingly without end.
“It’s the No. 1 thing I worry about,” Kozak, the agency’s executive director, said of the unfilled positions.
“We can’t start programs. We can’t expand programs. Our caseloads are through the roof. We are not meeting client needs.”